First Focus #ProtectChildren and #ProtectFamilies Resource Center
| October 30, 2018 |
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a proposed rule in the Federal Register that drastically changes long-standing, bipartisan immigration policy determining eligibility for …
Comments: To DHS and HHS on the Proposed Rule Regarding the Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children
| November 5, 2018 |
First Focus submitted these comments to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services to express strong opposition to …
Letter: From the Children’s Budget Coalition to OMB on the FY 2020 Budget
| October 31, 2018 |
The Children’s Budget Coalition is comprised of more than 70 children’s advocacy organizations with priorities across a diverse range of issues who come together …
Statement: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Directly Harm Innocent Children
Simona Combi, Bruce Lesley | October 30, 2018 |
The Trump administration is considering an executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States. This move would be both dangerous and unconstitutional …
Fact Sheet: Administrative Threats to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Rachel Merker | October 24, 2018 |
Food insecurity remains a major threat to health and wellbeing of 12.5 million children in America. This means that in 2017, one in six children …
Statement: New Family-Separation Efforts Will Lead to Imprisonment of Children
Simona Combi | October 18, 2018 |
Washington, D.C., October 17, 2018—When it comes to how we treat children, our public policy should be governed by a simple, overriding “best interest …